Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, shown in 2013, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the EPA. Pruitt's outspoken criticism of climate change and his close ties to the energy industry have raised concerns about his ability to lead the agency.
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Waste, Families Left Behind As Nuclear Plants Close

An oil company driver fills his truck at the Sprague terminal in South Portland, Maine, last winter. This winter, costs for heating with all fuels are expected to go up.
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Consumer advocates took to the streets of Phoenix recently to protest against an Arizona utility's efforts to bill customers using a so-called "demand charge." If approved, Arizona Public Service would be the first utility in the country to place most of its residential customers on that kind of rate plan.
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Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass

Eric Frumin (right) stands in front of his solar panels on the roof of his Brooklyn home alongside architect David Cunningham (left) and AeonSolar's Allen Frishman (center).
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Low Oil Prices Fuel Reconsideration Of Petroleum Reserves

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz takes part in a press conference at the end of the 2015 meeting of the International Energy Agency Governing Board on Nov. 18, 2015 in Paris.
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